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3-11-23 roundup: Pro basketball, football and soccer, High school basketball, baseball and softball, College basketball, Legion baseball

By Richard Walker North Carolina Area IV American Legion recently met to discuss the upcoming season and its membership for the 2023 season. Area IV will be divided again into two divisions – the East and West. The Eastern Division will include teams from Gaston, Lincoln and Mecklenburg counties – Gastonia Post 23 and the […]

8-6-22 roundup: Pro baseball, football and soccer, Legion baseball, Auto racing

By Richard Walker Gastonia’s Chandler Meeks, the Gaston Braves’ Caleb Burr and Chase Stewart and Cherryville’s Joseph Webb led American Legion baseball statistical leaders from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties: Note: Statistics provided by area coaches and/or statisticians. Batting average (minimum: 30 at-bats) Chandler Meeks, Gastonia (25-53) .472 Austin Parker, Gastonia (22-51) .431 Logan Agosta, […]

8-5-22 roundup: Pro baseball, football, soccer and golf, Legion baseball and softball, Auto racing

By Richard Walker Here’s a look at pro baseball players from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties: Former Gardner-Webb and Belmont Abbey baseball standout Emilio Pagan is 3-5 with nine saves and a 4.97 ERA in 40 appearances for the Minnesota Twins. Jeffrey Springs (South Point 2011 graduate) is 4-3 with a 2.50 ERA in 22 […]

Area IV Legion statistical leaders: Gaston County, Cleveland County Legion standouts lead in 6 of 7 statistical categories

By Richard Walker Caleb Burr of the Gaston Braves and Tyler Smart of Cleveland County lead in two statistical categories and Gastonia’s Chandler Meeks and Cherryville’s Joseph Webb lead in one apiece in the final 2022 N.C. Area IV final regular season statistics. In numbers provided by Area IV coaches, Meeks was the leading batter, […]

7-9-22 roundup: Pro baseball, basketball and soccer, College baseball, Legion baseball, Auto racing

By Richard Walker Former Hunter Huss High and Gastonia American Legion Pos 23 standout Josh Jordan has a new coaching job. After 10 years as the top assistant at Duke University where he was honored as the top assistant in the country, Jordan has been hired as assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at LSU, Tigers head coach […]

7-6-22 roundup: Pro football, baseball, basketball and soccer, Legion baseball, Auto racing

By Richard Walker The Carolina Panthers’ long-rumored pursuit a new quarterback came to an end on Wednesday when team acquired Baker Mayfield from the Cleveland Browns pending an upcoming physical examination. A former No. 1 overall draft pick, Mayfield was acquired for a conditional draft pick in 2024 that could be as high as the […]

Legion baseball update (through July 6)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of July 6) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall/Playoffs Queen City 11-1 14-2/0-0 Gaston Post 144-266 10-2 12-3/3-0 Gastonia Post 23 8-4 8-7/2-3 Matthews Post 235 6-6 7-11/3-1 Mint Hill Post 555 5-7 5-7/0-3 Statesville Post 113 2-10 2-12/DNP Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13/DNP (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

7-5-22 roundup: Pro football, baseball, basketball and soccer, Legion baseball, Auto racing

By Richard Walker The 2022 Junior American Legion baseball playoffs began on Tuesday with two Cleveland County teams and one Gaston County team competing for the right to become one of the two Area IV teams to qualify for the July 19-24 state tournament in High Point. Inclement weather was the big winner as only […]

Legion baseball update (through July 5)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of July 5) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall/Playoffs Queen City 11-1 14-2/0-0 Gaston Post 144-266 10-2 12-3/2-0 Gastonia Post 23 8-4 8-7/2-2 Matthews Post 235 6-6 7-11/1-1 Mint Hill Post 555 5-7 5-7/0-3 Statesville Post 113 2-10 2-12/DNP Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13/DNP (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

7-4-22 roundup: Pro football, baseball and soccer, Legion baseball, College football, Auto racing

By Richard Walker Former East Lincoln and Lincolnton High standout Sage Surratt Lincoln County history on Sunday night when he helped the Birmingham Stallions beat the Philadelphia Stars 33-30 in the USFL championship game at Canton, Ohio. It makes Surratt the first Lincoln County product to win a professional football title. The state player of […]

Legion baseball update (through July 4)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of July 4) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall/Playoffs Queen City 11-1 14-1/0-0 Gaston Post 144-266 10-2 12-3/2-0 Gastonia Post 23 8-4 8-7/2-1 Matthews Post 235 6-6 7-11/1-1 Mint Hill Post 555 5-7 5-7/0-3 Statesville Post 113 2-10 2-12/DNP Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13/DNP (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

Legion baseball update (through July 3)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of July 3) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall/Playoffs Queen City 11-1 14-1/0-0 Gaston Post 144-266 10-2 12-3/1-0 Gastonia Post 23 8-4 8-7/1-1 Matthews Post 235 6-6 7-11/1-1 Mint Hill Post 555 5-7 5-7/0-2 Statesville Post 113 2-10 2-12/DNP Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13/DNP (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

7-3-22 roundup: Pro football, baseball and soccer, Legion baseball, Auto racing, College football, high school football

By Richard Walker As we celebrate the 246th birthday of the United States of America on Monday’s Independence Day, perhaps no area athletic stadium can be used as an example of local efforts to support the country, our state’s long military connection and athletics than Charlotte’s Legion Memorial Stadium. The venue, which opened officially in […]

7-2-22 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, Legion baseball, Auto racing

By Richard Walker Former East Lincoln and Lincolnton star Sage Surratt will be pursuing a USFL football championship on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. when his Birmingham Stallions play the Philadelphia Stars. The game, which will be televised nationally on Fox, will be played Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. Surratt has 11 […]

Legion baseball update (through July 2)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of July 2) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall/Playoffs Queen City 11-1 14-1/0-0 Gaston Post 144-266 10-2 12-3/1-0 Gastonia Post 23 8-4 8-7/1-0 Matthews Post 235 6-6 7-11/1-0 Mint Hill Post 555 5-7 5-7/0-0 Statesville Post 113 2-10 2-12/DNP Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13/DNP (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

7-1-22 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, Legion baseball, Auto racing

By Richard Walker Four area American Legion playoffs will be in the N.C. Area IV playoffs that begin on Saturday. Two teams earned first round byes while two teams will begin action on their respective home fields. No. 1 Western Division seed Cherryville and No. 3 Western Division seed Cleveland County got byes while No. […]

Legion baseball update (through June 30)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 30) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 11-1 14-1 Gaston Post 144-266 10-2 12-3 Gastonia Post 23 8-4 8-7 Matthews Post 235 6-6 7-11 Mint Hill Post 555 5-7 5-7 Statesville Post 113 2-10 2-12 Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13 (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

N.C. Area IV Legion baseball playoff pairings set

By Richard Walker Cherryville and Queen City are the top seeds for the N.C. Area IV playoffs that will begin on Saturday. Cherryville Post 100 won its Area IV-record 24th regular season title when it shared the West Division title with Rutherford County; Both teams had 12-2 divisional records. Cherryville gets the top seed by […]

6-29-22 roundup: Pro baseball and soccer, Legion baseball, College football, Auto racing

By Richard Walker East Lincoln High senior Keandre Walker announced his commitment to play for the University of Virginia on Tuesday. A 6-foot-3, 180-pounder, Walker is rated a 3-star cornerback by 247sports.com. Virginia first offered Walker on June 16 and he visited the Charlottesville, Va., campus on June 19. He chose the Cavaliers over other […]

Legion baseball update (through June 29)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 29) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 11-1 13-1 Gaston Post 144-266 10-2 12-3 Gastonia Post 23 8-4 8-7 Matthews Post 235 6-6 7-11 Mint Hill Post 555 5-7 5-7 Statesville Post 113 2-10 2-12 Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13 (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

6-28-22 roundup: Pro baseball, basketball and soccer, Legion baseball, Auto racing

By Richard Walker The Charlotte Hornets made their rehiring of Steve Clifford as head coach official during a Tuesday news conference. Clifford, who guided the franchise for five years from 2013 to 2018, said he expected to use the same kind of up-tempo offense that plays to the skills of 2021 NBA Rookie of the […]

Legion baseball update (through June 28)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 28) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 10-1 12-1 Gaston Post 144-266 10-2 12-3 Gastonia Post 23 8-3 8-6 Matthews Post 235 6-6 7-11 Mint Hill Post 555 5-7 5-7 Statesville Post 113 2-10 2-12 Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13 (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

Legion baseball update (through June 27)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 27) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 10-1 12-1 Gaston Post 144-266 10-2 11-3 Gastonia Post 23 7-3 7-6 Matthews Post 235 6-6 7-10 Mint Hill Post 555 5-6 5-6 Statesville Post 113 2-10 2-12 Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13 (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

6-26-22 roundup: Pro baseball and soccer, Legion baseball, College baseball, Auto racing

By Richard Walker Cherryville American Legion Post 100 moved within one victory clinching another regular season title and a No. 1 seed in the upcoming N.C. Area IV playoffs on Sunday with a 5-1 win over visiting Rutherford County. Post 100 improved to 11-2 in the West Division and 16-9 overall as Joseph Webb pitched […]

Legion baseball update (through June 26)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 26) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 10-1 12-1 Gaston Post 144-266 10-2 11-3 Gastonia Post 23 7-3 7-6 Matthews Post 235 6-6 7-10 Mint Hill Post 555 5-6 5-6 Statesville Post 113 2-10 2-12 Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13 (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

Legion baseball update (through June 25)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 25) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 10-1 12-1 Gaston Post 144-266 10-2 11-3 Gastonia Post 23 7-3 7-6 Matthews Post 235 6-6 7-10 Mint Hill Post 555 5-6 5-6 Statesville Post 113 2-10 2-12 Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13 (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

6-24-22 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, Legion baseball, College baseball and athletics

By Richard Walker Gastonia’s Isaiah Whaley has agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract with the Charlotte Hornets after he went undrafted in Thursday’s 2022 NBA Draft. A former Grier Middle School and Ashbrook High School standout, Whaley just completed a five-year career at Connecticut with averages of 6.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots […]

Legion baseball update (through June 24)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 24) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 10-1 12-1 Gaston Post 144-266 9-2 10-3 Gastonia Post 23 7-3 7-6 Matthews Post 235 6-5 7-9 Mint Hill Post 555 5-6 5-6 Statesville Post 113 2-10 2-12 Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13 (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

6-23-22 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, Legion baseball, College baseball and athletics

By Richard Walker The Charlotte Hornets went big in the draft as they drafted two college centers. But the franchise traded one center away in a deal that will reportedly net five future draft picks and kept the other one. Charlotte first selected Memphis center Jalen Duren with the 13th overall pick in the draft […]

Legion baseball update (through June 23)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 23) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 10-1 12-1 Gaston Post 144-266 9-1 10-2 Gastonia Post 23 6-3 6-6 Matthews Post 235 6-4 7-8 Mint Hill Post 555 4-5 4-5 Statesville Post 113 2-10 2-12 Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13 (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

Legion baseball update (through June 22)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 22) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 9-1 11-1 Gaston Post 144-266 7-1 9-2 Gastonia Post 23 5-3 5-6 Matthews Post 235 6-4 7-8 Mint Hill Post 555 3-5 3-5 Statesville Post 113 2-6 2-8 Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13 (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

6-22-22 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, Legion baseball, College baseball

By Richard Walker The Charlotte Hornets own three picks in Thursday’s 7 p.m. NBA Draft at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center – Nos. 13 and 15 in the first round and No. 42 in the second round. Will the Hornets keep them all or make a trade or trades? Those possbilities – and when the franchise hires […]

6-21-22 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, Legion baseball, College baseball

By Richard Walker It could be a big week for the Charlotte Hornets. On Tuesday, ESPN’s NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski reported that veteran NBA head coach Mike D’Antoni was to meet with Hornets owner Michael Jordan on Tuesday to discuss the team’s head coaching position. D’Antoni has long been considered a top candidate, even before […]

Legion baseball update (through June 21)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 21) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 9-1 11-1 Gaston Post 144-266 6-1 8-2 Gastonia Post 23 5-2 5-5 Matthews Post 235 5-4 6-8 Mint Hill Post 555 3-4 3-4 Statesville Post 113 2-6 2-8 Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13 (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

Legion baseball update (through June 20)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 20) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 9-1 11-1 Gaston Post 144-266 6-1 8-2 Gastonia Post 23 4-2 4-5 Matthews Post 235 5-4 6-8 Mint Hill Post 555 3-4 3-4 Statesville Post 113 2-5 2-7 Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13 (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

Legion baseball update (through June 19)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 19) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 9-1 11-1 Gaston Post 144-266 6-1 8-2 Gastonia Post 23 4-2 4-5 Matthews Post 235 5-4 6-8 Mint Hill Post 555 3-4 3-4 Statesville Post 113 2-5 2-7 Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13 (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

Legion baseball update (through June 18)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 18) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 9-1 11-1 Gaston Post 144-266 6-1 8-2 Gastonia Post 23 4-2 4-5 Matthews Post 235 4-4 5-8 Mint Hill Post 555 3-4 3-4 Statesville Post 113 2-4 2-6 Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13 (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

Legion baseball update (through June 17)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 17) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 8-1 10-1 Gaston Post 144-266 6-1 8-2 Gastonia Post 23 4-2 4-5 Matthews Post 235 4-3 5-7 Mint Hill Post 555 3-4 3-4 Statesville Post 113 2-4 2-6 Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13 (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

Legion baseball update (through June 16)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 16) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 8-1 10-1 Gaston Post 144-266 5-1 7-2 Gastonia Post 23 4-2 4-5 Matthews Post 235 4-3 5-7 Mint Hill Post 555 3-3 3-3 Statesville Post 113 2-4 2-6 Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13 (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

Legion baseball update (through June 15)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 15) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 8-1 10-1 Gaston Post 144-266 5-1 7-2 Gastonia Post 23 4-2 4-5 Matthews Post 235 4-3 5-7 Mint Hill Post 555 3-3 3-3 Statesville Post 113 2-4 2-6 Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13 (Includes ALL forfeit losses […]

6-14-22 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, football and soccer, Legion baseball, College baseball and basketball

By Richard Walker Former East Lincoln and Lincolnton standout Sage Surratt will be a part of the new United States Football League playoffs. A receiver for the Birmingham Stallions, Surratt has helped his team to the No. 1 seed in the South Division and will meet No. 2 seed New Orleans on June 25 at […]

Legion baseball update (through June 14)

American Legion 2022 (through games of June 14) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 7-1 9-1 Gaston Post 144-266 3-1 5-2 Matthews Post 235 3-2 4-6 Gastonia Post 23 3-2 3-5 Mint Hill Post 555 1-3 1-3 Lincoln County Post 455 0-4 1-5 Statesville Post 113 0-4 0-6 Western Division Division Overall […]

6-13-22 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, Legion baseball, College baseball and basketball, Hall of Fame

By Richard Walker In a game that didn’t end until 1:40 a.m. early Monday morning, East Carolina’s storybook baseball season ended in an 11-1 loss to Texas. The defeat gave Texas (47-20) a 2-1 win in a best-of-three NCAA Division I Super Regional Series and denied East Carolina its first College World Series appearance; The […]

Legion baseball update (through June 13)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 13) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 5-1 7-1 Gaston Post 144-266 3-1 5-2 Matthews Post 235 3-2 4-6 Gastonia Post 23 3-2 3-4 Mint Hill Post 555 1-1 1-1 Lincoln County Post 455 0-4 1-5 Statesville Post 113 0-4 0-6 Western Division Division Overall […]

Legion baseball update (through June 12)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 12) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 5-1 7-1 Gaston Post 144-266 3-1 5-2 Matthews Post 235 3-2 4-6 Gastonia Post 23 2-2 2-4 Mint Hill Post 555 1-1 1-1 Statesville Post 113 0-3 0-5 Lincoln County Post 455 0-4 1-5 Western Division Division Overall […]

Legion baseball update (through June 11)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 11) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 5-1 7-1 Gaston Post 144-266 3-1 5-2 Gastonia Post 23 2-2 2-4 Matthews Post 235 3-2 4-6 Mint Hill Post 555 1-1 1-1 Lincoln County Post 455 0-4 1-5 Statesville Post 113 0-3 0-5 Western Division Division Overall […]

Legion baseball update (through June 10)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 10) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 5-1 6-1 Gaston Post 144-266 3-1 5-1 Gastonia Post 23 2-2 2-4 Matthews Post 235 2-2 3-6 Mint Hill Post 555 1-1 1-1 Lincoln County Post 455 0-3 1-4 Statesville Post 113 0-3 0-5 Western Division Division Overall […]

Legion baseball update (through June 9)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 9) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 5-1 6-1 Gaston Post 144-266 3-1 5-1 Gastonia Post 23 2-2 2-4 Matthews Post 235 2-2 3-6 Mint Hill Post 555 1-1 1-1 Lincoln County Post 455 0-3 1-4 Statesville Post 113 0-3 0-5 Western Division Division Overall […]

Legion baseball update (through June 8)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 8) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 5-1 6-1 Gaston Post 144-266 3-1 5-1 Gastonia Post 23 2-2 2-4 Matthews Post 235 2-2 3-5 Mint Hill Post 555 1-1 1-1 Lincoln County Post 455 0-3 1-4 Statesville Post 113 0-3 0-5 Western Division Division Overall […]

Legion baseball update (through June 7)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 7) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 5-1 6-1 Gaston Post 144-266 3-1 5-1 Gastonia Post 23 2-2 2-4 Matthews Post 235 2-2 3-5 Mint Hill Post 555 1-1 1-1 Lincoln County Post 455 0-3 1-4 Statesville Post 113 0-3 0-4 Western Division Division Overall […]

Legion baseball update (through June 6)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 6) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Mint Hill Post 555 1-0 1-0 Queen City 5-1 6-1 Gaston Post 144-266 3-1 5-1 Gastonia Post 23 2-2 2-4 Matthews Post 235 1-2 2-5 Lincoln County Post 455 0-3 1-3 Statesville Post 113 0-3 0-4 Western Division Division Overall […]

Legion baseball update (through June 5)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 5) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 5-1 6-1 Gaston Post 144-266 3-1 5-1 Gastonia Post 23 2-2 2-4 Matthews Post 235 1-2 2-5 Mint Hill Post 555 0-0 0-0 Statesville Post 113 0-2 0-3 Lincoln County Post 455 0-3 1-3 Western Division Division Overall […]

Legion baseball update (through June 4)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 4) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 4-1 5-1 Gaston Post 144-266 3-1 5-1 Gastonia Post 23 2-2 2-4 Matthews Post 235 1-2 2-4 Mint Hill Post 555 0-0 0-0 Statesville Post 113 0-1 0-2 Lincoln County Post 455 0-3 1-3 Western Division Division Overall […]

Legion baseball update (through June 3)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 3) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 4-1 5-1 Gaston Post 144-266 3-1 5-1 Gastonia Post 23 2-2 2-4 Matthews Post 235 1-2 2-4 Mint Hill Post 555 0-0 0-0 Statesville Post 113 0-1 0-2 Lincoln County Post 455 0-3 1-3 Western Division Division Overall […]

6-2-22 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, soccer and football, High school baseball, softball and track, Legion baseball

By Richard Walker It’s “Back to the Future” for Kings Mountain High baseball fans as the star of that school’s 1989 state championship team, Paul Brannon, has had his state home run record tied during the 2022 state playoffs. The person who tied his record? His son Brooks Brannon, a senior catcher at Randleman who […]

American Legion baseball update (through June 2)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of June 2) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 4-1 5-1 Gaston Post 144-266 3-1 5-1 Gastonia Post 23 2-2 2-4 Mint Hill Post 555 0-0 0-0 Statesville Post 113 0-0 0-1 Lincoln County Post 455 0-3 1-3 Matthews Post 235 0-2 1-4 Western Division Division Overall […]

6-1-22 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, soccer and hockey, High school baseball, softball and girls soccer, College football, Legion baseball

By Richard Walker Gastonia’s Jerry Shaw will be a part of a seven-member 2022 induction class into the Lenoir-Rhyne University Sports Hall of Fame. The late Shaw, the first African-American student-athlete in L-R history in 1967, will be joined by Sarah Atkins, William Combs, Kate Griewisch, Catherine Hauck, Chandler Rearden and Jameil Surratt with Shaw […]

American Legion baseball update (through June 1)

American Legion 2022 (Through June 1) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 3-1 4-1 Gaston Post 144-266 2-1 4-1 Gastonia Post 23 2-1 2-3 Mint Hill Post 555 0-0 0-0 Statesville Post 113 0-0 0-1 Lincoln County Post 455 0-2 1-2 Matthews Post 235 0-2 1-4 Western Division Division Overall Cherryville Post […]

5-31-22 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, soccer and hockey, High school baseball, softball and girls soccer, College baseball, Legion baseball

By Richard Walker With Charlotte FC having its longest break of the franchise’s inaugural 2022 season, the team has decided Miguel Angel Ramirez has been been fired as head coach and assistant coach Christian Lattanzio will as interim head coach for the rest of the season with goalkeeper coach Andy Quy remaining on staff. “This […]

American Legion baseball update (through May 31)

American Legion 2022 (through Games of May 31) Area IV standings Eastern Division Division Overall Queen City 3-1 4-1 Gaston Post 144-266 2-1 4-1 Gastonia Post 23 1-1 1-3 Mint Hill Post 555 0-0 0-0 Statesville Post 113 0-0 0-1 Matthews Post 235 0-1 1-3 Lincoln County Post 455 0-2 1-2 Western Division Division Overall […]